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Big Book of Children's Classics
Hardcover treasury of classic characters; Classics Corduroy, Ferdinand, Pippi Longstocking, Madeline, Matilda, Peter Rabbit and more
Book HardcoverPublication 1/1/2012 376Reading Age 3 and Up
Book HardcoverPublication 1/1/2012 376Reading Age 3 and Up
Hardcover
First published January 1, 1997
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About the author
Munro Leaf
90 books561 followersWilbur Monroe Leaf AKA Munro Leaf, author and illustrator of dozens of children’s books.
He is best remembered for his signature character, Ferdinand, the Spanish bull who preferred smelling flowers to fighting in a ring in Spain. Composed in less than an hour one Sunday afternoon in 1935, the book sparked controversy. With the Spanish Civil War raging, political critics charged that it was a satirical attack on aggression. In Germany, the book was burned; in India, Ghandi called it his favorite. Even today, Ferdinand continues to charm children around the world—the story has been translated into over 60 languages.
He is best remembered for his signature character, Ferdinand, the Spanish bull who preferred smelling flowers to fighting in a ring in Spain. Composed in less than an hour one Sunday afternoon in 1935, the book sparked controversy. With the Spanish Civil War raging, political critics charged that it was a satirical attack on aggression. In Germany, the book was burned; in India, Ghandi called it his favorite. Even today, Ferdinand continues to charm children around the world—the story has been translated into over 60 languages.
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February 15, 2022
I kept seeing stuff about Pippi Longstocking, the other book I was reading had a whole chapter on her and as I was cleaning out my room I found this book and saw it had Pippi Longstocking so decided to read it all............. each book is prefaced by a historical tidbit and those were interesting
October 19, 2022
Love reading all these beautiful children’s classics that I grew up with as a girl to my girl!
November 20, 2019
I just read (to my child) The Book of Children’s Classics (1997) by Various Authors.
Contents:
1. Corduroy / from Corduroy by Don Freeman --
2. Ferdinand / from The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, ill. by Robert Lawson --
3. Pig Pig / from Pig Pig Gets a Job by David McPhail --
4. Madeline / from Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans --
5. Miss Rumphius / from Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney --
6. Peter Rabbit / from The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter --
7. Winnie-the-Pooh / from Winnie-the-Pooh and Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne --
8. Fudge / from Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume --
9. Homer Price / from Homer Price by Robert McCloskey --
10. Sam Gribley / from My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George --
11. Pippi Longstocking / from Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren, ill. by Michael Chesworth --
12. Encyclopedia Brown / from Encyclopedia Brown and The Case of the Secret Pitch by Donald J. Sobol, ill. by Leonard Shortall --
13. Matilda / from Matilda by Roald Dahl, ill. by Quentin Blake --
14. Sebastian / from The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian by Lloyd Alexander —
This compilation is 375 pages and most people of my generation have probably read at least one if not all of these stories. I think there might have been a couple in here that I hadn’t read but had heard of.
Of the few classic book compilations for children that I’ve seen I would vote that this is one of the better ones. Though I probably would’ve compiled different ones it still seems like it’s essential for every child to read these at least once. It’s a good primer, as they say.
I give it 6.5 stars out of 10.
Contents:
1. Corduroy / from Corduroy by Don Freeman --
2. Ferdinand / from The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, ill. by Robert Lawson --
3. Pig Pig / from Pig Pig Gets a Job by David McPhail --
4. Madeline / from Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans --
5. Miss Rumphius / from Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney --
6. Peter Rabbit / from The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter --
7. Winnie-the-Pooh / from Winnie-the-Pooh and Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne --
8. Fudge / from Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume --
9. Homer Price / from Homer Price by Robert McCloskey --
10. Sam Gribley / from My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George --
11. Pippi Longstocking / from Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren, ill. by Michael Chesworth --
12. Encyclopedia Brown / from Encyclopedia Brown and The Case of the Secret Pitch by Donald J. Sobol, ill. by Leonard Shortall --
13. Matilda / from Matilda by Roald Dahl, ill. by Quentin Blake --
14. Sebastian / from The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian by Lloyd Alexander —
This compilation is 375 pages and most people of my generation have probably read at least one if not all of these stories. I think there might have been a couple in here that I hadn’t read but had heard of.
Of the few classic book compilations for children that I’ve seen I would vote that this is one of the better ones. Though I probably would’ve compiled different ones it still seems like it’s essential for every child to read these at least once. It’s a good primer, as they say.
I give it 6.5 stars out of 10.
September 9, 2011
We just read Ferdinand, Madeline, and Corduroy
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